Dental appliance



J. H. ROSS, JR

DENTAL APPLIANCE Filed Feb. 11, 1921" Feb. 16 192 1710671 Z61: JEzmaaH 71 055 .79;

30 back?) adapted for insertion into the mouth. curved portion the concave face of which is 'ing inwardly or downwardly, there beinga In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe Patented l eb.16,1926, f i 1,573,74?

UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. ROSS, JR., OF CHICAGQ, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM A. I I I RIBBECK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. e

DENTAL APPLIANCE.

To all whom it may concern: V Y form of a rubber hose is secured to the end Be it known that I, JAMES H. Ross, J12, of the shank 2 and connected therewith so a citizen of the United States, residing at as to afford connection between the interior Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of the member 6 and the passage at of the 5 of Illinois, have invented a certain new and member 1.

useful Improvement in DentalAppliances The member 6 is intended to be connected 59 of which the following is a ,full, clear, con- .witl1:a water faucet, either cold or hot,-butcise and exact description, reference being preferably one which issupplied with both had to the accompanying drawings, formcold and hot water, so that thestream of 10 i a part of this specification. v water can be regulated to any desired tem} My invention relates to dental appliances, perature. i Y and particularly to V a dental appliance fThe member 1 .is then taken in the hand usable as a tooth brush. i and inserted into the mouth and used as a One of the objects of the invention is to tooth brush, either with or without a dental 1 provide a simple and practical device of the preparation. The water will emerge from,

kindspeciiied. the apertures 5-5 and will shoot or spray 60 Another object ofthe invention is to proagainst the teeth, This will thoroughly vide a device which will effectively cleanse wash and cleansethe teeth and mouth, conand wash the teeth and mouth. tinuously supplying a streamof water in In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is the form of a plurality of sprays which will Cit a side elevation of a device embodying my be much more effective than a tooth brush G5 present invention; with bristles.

Fig. 2 is a plan VIGW- of the same; and v It will be understood that changes and v Figs. 3 and e arecross "sections taken on modifications may be made without departlines 33 and 44: in Fig. 2. ng from the sp rit of the invention. 1

- The device shown preferably comprises a What I claim is: 1 r I 70' member 1 havingmore or less the shape of A device of the class specified, comprising a tooth brush without the bristles; that is to a member of tooth brush shape having a say it has a shank or handle part 2 and a handle or shank .portion,iand also having a Said member 1 is preferably made of'some provided with inwardly opening apertures 7' rubber composition, such as vulcanite or the adapted to form a spray, said member being like, although it can of course be made of provided with a longitudinally extending different materials. I V V passage communicating-with said apertures i The member 1 is made with a longi- .and opening at the end of said'shank portudinally extending duct or passage 4: opention, anda flexible hose connected with the 8 ing at the end of the shank 2 and extending end of said shank portion and comniunicatinto and along nearly to the end of the part with said longitudinally extending In the part 3 there are holes 5-5 openpassage.

series of holes 5+5 preferably extending my name this 7th day of February, A. 1)., 8 along the length of the part 3 substantially 1921.

from end to end of the same. g j p tubular member 6 preferably in the JAiiiES'H. ROSS, JR. 

